Book by V.A. Klevno, V.V. Frolov and I.A. Frolova “Forensic medical assessment of traumatic brain injury” as an addition to the textbook on forensic medicine: Review

This review contains an overview of the textbook “Forensic medical assessment of traumatic brain injury” published in “Practical Medicine” by V.A. Klevno, V.V. Frolova, and I.A. Frolova. The review emphasized the importance of the peer-reviewed publication for modern medicine and content of the main sections devoted to the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury, revealed the main mechanisms of traumatic effects for causing traumatic brain injury and brain damage both with well-studied impression, compression, inertial trauma, and with impulse action, and emphasized the importance of defining the concept of traumatic brain injury, disclosure, and systematization of the concept of “damaging factors.” set out in the first five sections. The review also noted the importance of practical forensic experts’ knowledge of traumatic isolated subdural hematoma and chronic subdural hematoma, including the pathogenesis of its development and macroscopic signs in Sections 6 and 7 of the textbook. The review also evaluated the important role of practical recommendations on the rules for the collection and referral of biological materials for forensic histological examination, examples of the design of a forensic medical diagnosis, a medical death certificate, and conclusions for various types of traumatic brain injury. A detailed list of literary sources is provided, which presents the names of the most authoritative experts on the problem under consideration, as well as a glossary that is important for the unification and uniform understanding of the terms and concepts used. The review emphasizes the high quality of the book’s design, convenience for readers of the chosen publication format, and rich color schemes and illustrations. The analysis shows that the reviewed textbook contains the main information on traumatic brain injury and intracranial hemorrhages to date, which gives readers a full understanding of this problem, interests them with the need to understand complex and controversial issues and study the works referred to by the authors, which will undoubtedly improve the understanding of the complex mechanisms of various types of traumatic brain injury and the quality conducted forensic medical examinations. The textbook is extremely relevant, modern, and designed at a high level and contains comprehensive information for the training processes and use in the work of most medical specialists. The review concluded with a statement of hope that Vladimir Alexandrovic et al. will not stop there and will release a full-fledged manual on the forensic diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, with a more detailed classification and content that meets modern scientific and practical needs.